Communications
”Food security and climate change” - opening remarks
Kirit N Shelat
Objective is to ensure food and nutrition security, worldwide. Need to make sure that enough food is accessible to everyone, everywhere, physically and economically. Between now and 2050, the world’s population will increase by one-third. Most of the additional 2 billion people will live in developing countries and more people will be living in cities.
Climate Change, 2015, 1(4), 249-257
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Role of Public Governance in Arena of Climate Change and Food Security
Devi Prasad Juvvadi
Climate change, explored in various settings, is adding a new layer of complexity for food security from governance perspective. Changes in production capacity, seasonality, the availability of suitable land and access to water, are all intertwined with issues of governance. It is a fact that the climate is changing and, given the levels of greenhouse gases already in atmosphere, will continue to do so.
Climate Change, 2015, 1(4), 258-259
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Climate resilient agriculture for food security
Narayan G Hegde
Global warming and climate change have already set in and even the semi-literate farmers are being able to realise that the weather conditions are becoming abnormal. Last year, there was a delay in monsoon and several states in the country particularly Maharashtra, had to encounter severe drought.
Climate Change, 2015, 1(4), 260-261
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Ensuring food security and effective climate Change mitigation through intensive community LED NRM interventions in the tribal regions of Western India
Kanhaiya Choudhary
65 Local rivers and rivulets have been made perennial and 5 more are in the process of becoming perennial. Floriculture on small piece of land means surety for about 10 fold income compared to traditional crop.
